Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage
By: Brian Castner
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In 1789, Alexander Mackenzie traveled 1200 miles on the immense river in Canada that now bears his …
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1. Mornings on Horseback
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 445 pages, Paperback
Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique… read more
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"I feel that as much as I enjoy loafing, there is something higher for which to live."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"A man who will steal for me will steal from me." Theodore Roosevelt, dismissing on the spot one of his best cowhands who was about to claim for his boss an unmarked animal."-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
"To his own children he was at once the ultimate voice of authority and, when time allowed, their most exuberant companion. He never fired their imaginations or made them laugh as their mother could, …"-David McCullough, Mornings on Horseback
2. The Little Red Chairs
By: Edna O'Brien
3.24
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
The much-anticipated new novel from the literary world's master of storytelling, Edna O'Brien. A… read more
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"My friends I tell you this, we are a jolly group but put us in uniform and all that change. In war I don’t know who my brother. In war I don’t know who my friend. War make everybody savage. Who can s…"-Edna O'Brien, The Little Red Chairs
3. Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
By: Sarah Vowell
3.84
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Assassination Vacation and Unfamiliar Fishes, a humorous and insight… read more
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"In the United States, there was no simpler, more agreeable time."-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
"Lafayette took umbrage - just gobs and gobs of umbrage - at the patriots' vilification of his countrymen for leaving Newport."-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
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"You know your country has a checkered past when you find yourself sitting around pondering the humanitarian upside of sticking with the British Empire."-Sarah Vowell, Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
4. Pilgrim's Wilderness: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier
By: Tom Kizzia
3.66
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
Into the Wildmeets Helter Skelterin this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in… read more
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5. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
By: Marc Reisner
4.53
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. I… read more
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6. American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
By: Steven Rinella
3.50
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the host of the Travel Channel's "The Wild Within." A hunt for the American buffalo--an advent… read more
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7. Of Wolves and Men
By: Barry Lopez
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Originally published in 1978, this classic exploration of humanity's complex relationship with and … read more
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8. Coming into the Country
By: John McPhee
4.80
Format: 360 pages,
This is the story of Alaska and the Alaskans. Written with a vividness and clarity which shifts sce… read more
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9. Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens
By: Steve Olson
4.06
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, sightseers, and nearby residents listened anxiou… read more
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10. How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
By: Arthur Herman , None
3.74
Format: 646 pages, Paperback
Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market c… read more
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11. Minus 148 Degrees
By: Art Davidson
4.21
Format: 539 pages, Paperback
Classic tale of dramatic near-death experiences in the harshest of conditions. read more
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12. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
By: Hampton Sides
4.51
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more
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13. Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier
By: Bob Drury
4.06
Format: 383 pages, Hardcover
The Instant New York Times BestellerNational Bestseller"[The] authors’ finest work to date." —Wall … read more
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14. The Sign of the Beaver
By: Elizabeth George Speare
3.87
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more
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15. Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
By: Simon Winchester
3.79
Format: 464 pages, ebook
The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—o… read more
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16. Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.84
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
Does George Washington still matter? Bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington's… read more
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"When Washington became president of the United States, he was still wrestling with the meaning of the American Revolution. He'd entered the conflict an unrepentant Virginia slaveholder. By the end of…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy
17. Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border
By: Porter Fox
3.62
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
America’s northern border is the world’s longest international boundary, yet it remains obscure eve… read more
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18. Disappointment River: Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage
By: Brian Castner
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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19. The Ice at the End of the World: An Epic Journey into Greenland's Buried Past and Our Perilous Future
By: Jon Gertner
4.17
Format: 418 pages, Hardcover
Greenland: a remote, mysterious island five times the size of California but with a population of j… read more
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20. The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure
By: Carl Hoffman
3.85
Format: 368 pages, ebook
Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary “Wild Men of Borneo.” One found… read more
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21. The Friendless Sky: The story of air combat in World War 1
By: Alexander McKee
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. It was to be their first major war since Waterloo. Britai… read more
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